On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 12:23, Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lur...@redhat.com> wrote: > > Instead of registering compat properties as globals, let's keep them > in their own array, to avoid mixing with user globals. > > Introduce object_apply_global_props() function, to apply compatibility > properties from a GPtrArray.
> diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c > index 6b3cc55b27..53b507164f 100644 > --- a/hw/core/qdev.c > +++ b/hw/core/qdev.c > @@ -972,6 +972,15 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj) > > static void device_post_init(Object *obj) > { > + if (object_dynamic_cast(qdev_get_machine(), TYPE_MACHINE)) { > + MachineState *m = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine()); > + AccelClass *ac = ACCEL_GET_CLASS(m->accelerator); > + > + if (ac->compat_props) { > + object_apply_global_props(obj, ac->compat_props, &error_abort); > + } > + } > + > qdev_prop_set_globals(DEVICE(obj)); > } Hi; I've just noticed that this commit seems to break "-device whatever,help" : $ gdb --args ./build/x86/arm-softmmu/qemu-system-arm -device iotkit,help -M virt GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5) 7.11.1 [...] (gdb) r Starting program: /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/build/x86/arm-softmmu/qemu-system-arm -device iotkit,help -M virt [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". [New Thread 0x7fffce6c1700 (LWP 23277)] Thread 1 "qemu-system-arm" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0000555555d985d1 in object_get_class (obj=0x0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:857 857 return obj->class; (gdb) bt #0 0x0000555555d985d1 in object_get_class (obj=0x0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:857 #1 0x0000555555b5675d in object_apply_compat_props (obj=0x555556b42600) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/core/qdev.c:978 #2 0x0000555555b567f0 in device_post_init (obj=0x555556b42600) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/core/qdev.c:989 #3 0x0000555555d97294 in object_post_init_with_type (obj=0x555556b42600, ti=0x5555569f7840) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:365 #4 0x0000555555d972c2 in object_post_init_with_type (obj=0x555556b42600, ti=0x5555569f8640) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:369 #5 0x0000555555d972c2 in object_post_init_with_type (obj=0x555556b42600, ti=0x555556a12c60) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:369 #6 0x0000555555d97572 in object_initialize_with_type (data=0x555556b42600, size=1056, type=0x555556a12c60) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:425 #7 0x0000555555d975b0 in object_initialize (data=0x555556b42600, size=1056, typename=0x555555ff3ee1 "armv7m_systick") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:432 #8 0x0000555555d976fd in object_initialize_childv (parentobj=0x555556b40fa0, propname=0x555555ff3f36 "systick-reg-ns", childobj=0x555556b42600, size=1056, type=0x555555ff3ee1 "armv7m_systick", errp=0x5555569775f8 <error_abort>, vargs=0x7fffffffd7c0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:455 #9 0x0000555555d97689 in object_initialize_child (parentobj=0x555556b40fa0, propname=0x555555ff3f36 "systick-reg-ns", childobj=0x555556b42600, size=1056, type=0x555555ff3ee1 "armv7m_systick", errp=0x5555569775f8 <error_abort>) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:442 #10 0x0000555555b5d049 in sysbus_init_child_obj (parent=0x555556b40fa0, childname=0x555555ff3f36 "systick-reg-ns", child=0x555556b42600, childsize=1056, childtype=0x555555ff3ee1 "armv7m_systick") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/core/sysbus.c:376 #11 0x00005555559231b0 in armv7m_nvic_instance_init (obj=0x555556b40fa0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c:2393 #12 0x0000555555d97263 in object_init_with_type (obj=0x555556b40fa0, ti=0x5555569cbce0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:358 #13 0x0000555555d9755f in object_initialize_with_type (data=0x555556b40fa0, size=7840, type=0x5555569cbce0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:424 #14 0x0000555555d975b0 in object_initialize (data=0x555556b40fa0, size=7840, typename=0x555556019af8 "armv7m_nvic") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:432 #15 0x0000555555d976fd in object_initialize_childv (parentobj=0x555556b40c90, propname=0x555556019b04 "nvnic", childobj=0x555556b40fa0, size=7840, type=0x555556019af8 "armv7m_nvic", errp=0x5555569775f8 <error_abort>, vargs=0x7fffffffda90) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:455 #16 0x0000555555d97689 in object_initialize_child (parentobj=0x555556b40c90, propname=0x555556019b04 "nvnic", childobj=0x555556b40fa0, size=7840, type=0x555556019af8 "armv7m_nvic", errp=0x5555569775f8 <error_abort>) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:442 #17 0x0000555555b5d049 in sysbus_init_child_obj (parent=0x555556b40c90, childname=0x555556019b04 "nvnic", child=0x555556b40fa0, childsize=7840, childtype=0x555556019af8 "armv7m_nvic") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/core/sysbus.c:376 #18 0x00005555559c63ba in armv7m_instance_init (obj=0x555556b40c90) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/arm/armv7m.c:137 #19 0x0000555555d97263 in object_init_with_type (obj=0x555556b40c90, ti=0x5555569db4c0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:358 #20 0x0000555555d9755f in object_initialize_with_type (data=0x555556b40c90, size=11152, type=0x5555569db4c0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:424 #21 0x0000555555d975b0 in object_initialize (data=0x555556b40c90, size=11152, typename=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:432 #22 0x0000555555d976fd in object_initialize_childv (parentobj=0x555556b40980, propname=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m", childobj=0x555556b40c90, size=11152, type=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m", errp=0x5555569775f8 <error_abort>, vargs=0x7fffffffdd50) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:455 #23 0x0000555555d97689 in object_initialize_child (parentobj=0x555556b40980, propname=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m", childobj=0x555556b40c90, size=11152, type=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m", errp=0x5555569775f8 <error_abort>) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:442 #24 0x0000555555b5d049 in sysbus_init_child_obj (parent=0x555556b40980, childname=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m", child=0x555556b40c90, childsize=11152, childtype=0x555556022fd1 "armv7m") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/core/sysbus.c:376 #25 0x00005555559f3fdc in iotkit_init (obj=0x555556b40980) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/hw/arm/iotkit.c:115 #26 0x0000555555d97263 in object_init_with_type (obj=0x555556b40980, ti=0x5555569df840) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:358 #27 0x0000555555d9755f in object_initialize_with_type (data=0x555556b40980, size=50080, type=0x5555569df840) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:424 #28 0x0000555555d97bb9 in object_new_with_type (type=0x5555569df840) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:588 #29 0x0000555555d97bf6 in object_new (typename=0x555556a2b230 "iotkit") at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qom/object.c:598 #30 0x0000555555aafe8c in qmp_device_list_properties (typename=0x555556a2b230 "iotkit", errp=0x7fffffffe050) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qmp.c:519 #31 0x0000555555a8607a in qdev_device_help (opts=0x555556a2b1c0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/qdev-monitor.c:283 #32 0x0000555555a8f77e in device_help_func (opaque=0x0, opts=0x555556a2b1c0, errp=0x0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/vl.c:2299 #33 0x0000555555ef5b21 in qemu_opts_foreach (list=0x555556787040 <qemu_device_opts>, func=0x555555a8f75e <device_help_func>, opaque=0x0, errp=0x0) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/util/qemu-option.c:1171 #34 0x0000555555a94310 in main (argc=5, argv=0x7fffffffe408, envp=0x7fffffffe438) at /home/petmay01/linaro/qemu-from-laptop/qemu/vl.c:4323 Looking at the backtrace, this seems to happen because in device_post_init we look at m->accelerator, but m->accelerator is only set when vl.c calls configure_accelerator(), so if this function gets called before then, it will cause an assert. In particular, the handling of -device foo,help happens before the accelerator is configured. (Possibly other things may cause device init before then too?) thanks -- PMM